Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users
by weare138 on Monday September 19, 2022 @11:12AM
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I don't agree with OP, there's nothing wrong with JS but I think the reason langs like JS and Typescript always top these lists of popular languages is they're the only viable options right now for client side web development.
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Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users
by cersa8 on Monday September 19, 2022 @11:44AM
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I disagree. My entire backend is written in Typescript and maintenance and feature development pace is incredible. It's been this way for years now and I cannot see myself switching to Go or Java anytime soon.
Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users
by AlchemistCamp on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @10:56AM
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The pace is only "incredible" if you've never spent a year using a truly productive back-end language like Ruby, Elixir, or to a lesser degree PHP or Python.
Golang and Java are both tilted more towards performance and enterprise-friendliness than dev productivity and JS/TS are in the middle of the spectrum.
Re:TypeScript is now the most-used language by CircleCI users
by marlowe221 on Monday September 19, 2022 @12:02PM
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You're both right